Baggage truck



Aug. 24 1926. 1,596,991

C. A. NICHOLSON BAGGAGE TRUCK Filed May v, A1925 EV A-r-'lzl IU?,

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f L Jlai'lriil) y visT.irris i? ATENTL cHARLEs A. NICHOLSON, or NEWCASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA, AssIGNoit or Foit'rY PER CENT TO WILLIAM I-I. GLENN, OF CASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

" IBAGGAGE TRUCK',v

My invention relates to trucks, and Eparticularlyv to trucks ofthe character vwherein it is desirable to provide steering or guiding wheels at each endrthereof so that they may be operated with equal facility Afrom either end. Y. y Y

One object of vmy invention is to provide .a truck having the axles at each end thereof swiveled, together with means for rigidly locking either of said axles, in transverse alignment, against swiveling movement. Another object of my inventionis to provide an improved vformof stop for limiting vthe swivelingmovementof an `axle or fifth wheelto which the axle is connected.

Another object of my invention is to simplify and improve thev construction of fifth y wheels and their associated parts.

Still another object of my invention is to simplify and improve generally the structure and arrangement of baggage trucks and the like. f T

- One form which my invention may Italie v is shown in the accompanying drawing, wherein Fig. 1 is a View, partially in side elevation andpartially in section, of .a baggage truck equipped with my invention; Fig.V 2 is an end elevational view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a plan view-of a portion of the` l Bolsters or sills 8 are secured tothe underthe handle.

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vYoke members 111 are secured at theirupper. ends .to the blocks 6a and adjacent to- Vtheir lower ends extend around' the underside of the swivel member 1l andare contween the upper plate 10 and bolster 8 andvv lower .plate 11 and thel bolster 12. 'Axles 16 areV secured to the lower side ofthe bolsters 12 andthe usual wheels 17 mounted thereon. Stop lugs'18 extend downwardly from the .swivelmember 11 :inr position to engage thev edges of the yoke 14 tov limit the swiveling movement of the axles. Y f

A handle 19 is connected to the axle 1 6* by means of braces or tie members 20 whose ,Y

inner ends areV bolted'to the axle and'v through the outer ends of which a bolt 21 extends to serve as a pivotal mounting Vfor Brace members 227 inthe form yof-a yoke,

are'bolted kat their upper ends to 4the fifth wheel V11 andY at their lower lends are bolted to the members 20. A .pin A23 extends through the membersv 22 to '.limitfthev upwardvmovement of the inner end ofthe handle 19. `The handle V19 may be of the vusual form, weighted at point19a to normally hold the Vhandle inits upright position, asindicated at the left h-and side of Fig. l.

The parts thus far described may be op- K usual form of baggage truck, but 'provision must be made for firmly locning the fifth wheels against swiveling movement, since era-ted somewhat after the manner of the',

when a truck is being pulled from one end,

even a' slight swiveling movement Y of the 'K -wheels at the rearend would cause the wheels to bind on,v their Vaxles .and would p perhaps also deflect the rear end of the truck .tof'a dangerous ositlon such as against a Y train Vif the truck 'were yemployed on a station platform, or oif the platform. By providing a fifth wheel at each end, the truck can'be readily operated from either end,

thus avoiding thev necessity of pushing it when beingsteered from the rear end.y On

the other hand, these trucks are often used backward, which would be dangerous on sta- One set of notches would be sufficient for each fifth wheel, but I prefer to provide two sets, as shown in Fig. 2, so that the operator may readily lock the fifth wheel no matter on which side of the handle 19 he happens to be.

The locking means consists of .locking bars 26 that are mounted upon shafts 27 which extend through the bolster 12 and are held in. position therein by nuts 24 that engage a shoulder portion at the rear of the shaft 27 so that such nuts will not become unscrewed when the shafts are rotated. The locking bars have rectangular openings to fit correspondingly shaped portions of the shafts 27 so that they willturn with the shafts. The outer ends of the shafts 27 are turned downwardly to form a convenient handle by means of which the shaft may be rotated. At the right hand side of Fig. 2 I have shown the locking bar seated within the notches 25 of the upper and lower fifth wheel members l0 and l1, respectively. This fifth wheel is therefore rigidly secured against rotative movement. At this time the locking bars at the opposite endof the truck will be in released position and the end of the'truck shown in Fig. 2 will therefore constitute the rear end.

When it is desired to operate the truck, one of the locking bars 26 at one end of the truck is turned to locking position within the notches 25, as shown on the right hand side of Fig. 2, and both bars 26 at the pull or lead end of the truck are turned to the unlocked position as indicated to the left of said figure.

Instead of providing notches 25 in the outer edges of the fth wheel members, they may be formed on the inner edges thereof and the loc-king bars 26 located correspondingly closer to the axis of the fifth wheel. Also, instead of mounting the handle shaft-s 27 on the lower bolster 12, they can be applied to the upper bolster 8.

I claim as my invention:

l. The combination with a truck body, of an upper fifth wheel member of arcuate form, a lower fifth wheel member of arcuate form, and a yoke partially embracing said fifth wheel members to support them against relative-vertical movement but to permit relative swivel movement thereof, the opposite ends of said yoke member being secured to the truck body.

2. The combination with a truck body, of an upper fifth wheel member of arcuate form, a lower fifth wheel member lof arcuate form, and a yoke partially embracing said fifth wheel members to support them against Y relative vertical movement but to permit relative swivel movement thereof, one end of lsjaid yoke member being secured tothe truck ody.

3. The combination with a truck body, of an upper fifth wheel member of arcuate form,a lower fifth wheel member of arcuate form, and a yoke partially embracing said fifth wheel members to support them against relative vertical movement but to permit relative swivel movement thereof, one'end l'of said yoke member being secured to the truck body, .and the lower fifth wheel member'. being` provided with a pair of circumferentially spaced stop lugs to eithers'ide ofsaid yoke and adapted to engage the yoke toflimit swiveling movement.

4c. The combination with a truck form, a lower fifth wheelmember oflarcuate form, and a yoke partially embracing 'said fifth wheel members to support -themagainst relative vertical movement but to permit relative swivel movement thereof, one end of said yoke member being secured Atothe truck body, and the lower fifth wheel member being provided with a stop lug positioned to engage saidnyo-ke member to limit swiveling movement in one direction. l

5. The combination with a vehicle having an'upper swivel member, of a truck bolster mounted therebeneath and having a swivel member co-operating with Vsaid upper swivel member, a vehicle 'tongue connectedto said bolster, a horizontally disposed shaftrotatably supported by said bolster to one side`of said tongue and extendingforward'ly ofthe bolster, and a locking bar Vrigidly securedto said shaft, the upper swivel member being provided with a recess into which said bar may be moved when said recess-is in alignment therewith. i

6. The combination with a vehicle-having an upper swivel member adjacent to each end thereof, of a truck bolster mounted beneath each of said members .and each provided with a lower swivel member co-operating with t-he said upper swivel members, means for connecting a vehicletongue to each of said holsters, a horizontally' disposed shaft supported by each of vsaid bolsters to one side of said tongue-attaching means and extending outwardly, and a locking bar rigidly secured to each of said shafts in position to engage the adjacent upper swivel member to prevent swiveling movement V.of the adjacent swivel member.

In testimony whereof I, the said .CHARLES A. NICHOLSON, have hereunto set my hand.

CHARLES A. NICHOLSON.

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